The Top 3 Tips For Foreign Entrepreneurs Starting Up In China

This post is part of our series Say Hello To China’s Expat-preneurs, where we will talk to a mix of foreign founders who have tackled China’s growing tech space and won. Stay tuned over the coming three weeks as we talk to foreign founders from Beijing to Shenzhen about what it takes to thrive in China. You can follow our updates at @technodechina, or check back here for new stories in the series.

It’s no secret that international startup hubs are beginning to eye China as a competing home for world-class entrepreneurs. It’s the holy grail of consumer pools, with a collection of manufacturing mega-cities in its back pocket. 

But exposing your company to Chinese consumers can be a very challenging task. At Technode, we have great expat-preneurs knocking on our doors every day, which is why we’ve chosen to take a closer look at China’s foreign founders, and find out what it really takes to succeed in the middle kingdom.

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